Advancing technology in modern society and reading about how these new devices have enriched our lives captivates me. I find that learning about technology as it pertains to medicine is especially … [Read more...]
Audrey Yan-Hoi Teo
Audrey Teo (c) Photo Credit: Audrey Teo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Grade : 10 … [Read more...]
Solar-Powered Slug?
Imagine one peaceful morning, the largest sunflower in your lawn suddenly sprouts two feet and sprints in the direction of the sun. This is, according to taxonomy is impossible, as plants certainly … [Read more...]
Neuroaesthetics: Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
Hallway MDF, CC BY 4.0 Neuroaesthetics, a recent field of study derived from neuroscience research intends to explore in depth the brain's response to art and beauty. A modern example of an … [Read more...]
Vaccines, why do we need them?
Over the past few years anti-vaccine narratives have become commonplace in western culture. Do such claims have a factual basis or are they simply publicity stunts? The most publicized anti-vaccine … [Read more...]
Heredity: What is Colour Blindness?
When I learned about heredity in biology class last year, my teacher brought up the topic of colour blindness quite often. So, I started to wonder what exactly is colour blindness and how does it got … [Read more...]
Facial Reconstruction During WW1: Skin Grafting
November 11th, 2018 Introduction Today marks 100 years after the conclusion of World War One (WW1) and as such, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on an area of science behind the … [Read more...]
The Evaporation Of Black Holes
Black Hole (c) ESO/M. Kornmesser (CC BY 4.0) Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is home to billions of stars, planets and of course, black holes. As you already know, nothing in our planet or universe … [Read more...]
Rand Wang
Rand (c) Kaylan Wang CC BY 4.0 Hi, my name is Rand Wang, a grade 10 student from Hugh Mcroberts Secondary (a school in Richmond). At school, when it comes to … [Read more...]
Can We Live on Mars?
Amanda Lee Humans on Mars (c) NASA/Pat Rawlings, CC0 1.0 Life on Mars has been a frequent subject under the Hollywood spotlight, with high grossing movies such as The Martian and The Space … [Read more...]
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